Hose-rack



C. NUHRING.

(No Model.)

HOSE RACK,

' No. 558,096. Patented Apr. 14,1896.

M. PHOTO-UTNO.WASNINGI'DN,D.C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NUHRING, CF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HOSE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,096, dated April14, 1896.

Applicationfiled July 8, 1893. Serial No. 479,883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES NUHRING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cin cinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Hose- Racks, of which the'following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the class of hoseracks intended for buildings,vessels, &c., for the storage and retention of a hose for immediate usein case of fire. As in such cases the hose is frequently left untouchedfor long periods of time, it is extremely necessary that everyprecaution be used to prevent decay or deterioration; and one of theobjects of my invention is to furnish a cheap and simple storage devicefree from the objection applicable to many or most of the devices forthis purpose-namely, the packing together of the hose in close contactwith insufficient ventilation and also the kinking of the hose at folds.

My device in respect to this feature consists of storage-rack designedto be attached to a vertical wall in immediate proximity to thewaterplug, to which the hose is intended to be permanently attached,having a series of from any other than its own weight and open' toperfectly free circulation of air.

A further feature of the invention consists in the disposition and formof the studs,whereby the entire length of hose can be instantly detachedfrom the rack by the operator by a simple motion and without strain uponthe hose.

A still further feature of the invention consists in the combination ofthe hose thus mounted with the water-plug handle in such relation thatthe detaching of the hose from its holding-rack for use automaticallyturns on the flow of the water, so that the apparatus, as a whole, maybe instantly available in case of need.

Lastly, I have aimed at extreme simplicity of construction, so that thegeneral mode of use may be obvious and the results sure, even whenhandled by ignorant persons or those under excitement in emergencies.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a general view of mylmproved hose-rack in simplest formready for use. 5

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the rack, showing construction. Figs. 3 and4 are views showing modes of constructing the attachment of the hosewith the fire-plug for automatic operation.

Referring now to the drawings,A designate-s a bracket or plate adaptedto be secured against a vertical wall or otherwise maintained, as shown,and a, a pins or studs projecting at right angles from the front face ofthe bracket. The bracket is preferably horizontally elongated and thestuds arranged equidistant in a substantially horizontal line. Aconvenient construction is a castmetal bracket or plate with a recessedback, as shown in Fig. 2, with studs a in the form of bolts screwed intothe face of the bracket or inserted through the same and held bynutsseat ed at the rear in the recess. The studs may be also provided withrollers a, of wood or metal, but in cheaper forms of the device thebracket and studs maybe cast as one or wholly formed of wood.

The bracket is preferably placed adjacent to and a little above thewater-plug, as shown in Fig. 1, and the hose H, which is permanentlyattached thereto, is led upward to the first stud of the series, inorder that no moisture resulting from leakage of the plug may collect inthe hose. The line of hose is dropped in a natural loop from the firststud of the series, thence carried over the second, thence in likemanner to the third, and so on until the entire line of hose issupported upon the studs with intervening loops in free and naturalcurves. Thus supported, it is easily and instantly detached by seizingthe nozzle and pulling the hose directly forward off the studs.

The attachment for automatic actuation of the fire-plug I have shown intwo forms, involving substantially the same principle namely, therelease of a weight by the drawing of the hose out and thereby turningon the water supply.

In Fig. 3 the hose H is carried from the plug P laterally outward alongand through a ring 7', attached to the extremity of the handle 11,

which is shown in a horizontal closed posiiion, and thence upwardly andback over the plug to the rack A a. In the position shown in full linesthe disposition of the hose holds the plug closed; but upon beingreleased from the last holding-stud of the bracket it falls down intothe position shown in dotted lines, and by its weight draws with it thehandle 19 into a vertical position and opens the plug.

In Fig. 4 the plug]? is shown as a piston or gate valve held in closedposition by a link Z, to which the end of the weighted handle p isattached by a sliding pin x and the latter connected by a cord or chain00 to the hose 11. As the latter is pulled out, the pin a: is therebywithdrawn and the weight w, suspended upon the arm 19, drops, draggingthe arm down and opening the valve.

The bracket A may be placed at any desired angle or even vertical whennecessary, or it may be omitted and the studs secured directly in theface of the wall.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States The combination of an elongated wall-plate, provided witha series of short fixed studs projecting therefrom, a Water-plugadjacent thereto, provided with a controlling-valve, a hose attached tothe plug and maintained in consecutive independent folds or loops uponthe studs, and an attachment between the last fold of the hose and thehandle of the controlling-valve in such relation that upon throwing offthe hose the movement of the last fold off its stud actuates thecontrollingvalve, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES NUHRING.

WVitnesses:

L. M. HOSEA, LANDoN FREYBLER.

